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Broad Coastitioo Adopted by the Southern Cotton Association. PLAN A LIBERAL ONE. Tke Pal.cr of the New Orf tsiutioa Will he to Develop the Entire South. It ie Not Coufifed to Cotton Grower* Alone ( but In*— vite* nil to Join. We publish l»elow the most promi Dent sections of the constitution adopted last week bv the committee of the Southeri. Cotton Growers as^ elation appointed for the purpose. Th oommfltee me/ in Atlanta and was oomponed of the following gentlemen: Harvle Jordan, of Montlcelo, Ga., president of the Southern Cotton Growers’ association; John C. Gibson, of Port Gibson, Miss ; J A Browne, of Ohadbourne, N. 0 ; E D. Smttb, of Magnolia, 8. C.; H. Y. Brooke, of Luverne, La,; R. K Dancy, of Dillas, Tex. Section one declares the purposes of the organisation are: - r 1st, Systematic organization to pro teot and develop the cotton and agri cultural Interest of the cotton growing states and territories. 2ad. To regu late, by all l gal means cotton, oorn and grain production, dlversltlcatio) of crops, stock breeding, fruit growing aid all such matters as pertain to ag rioulture in said states and territories, or the cotton growing counties and parishes of same. 3rd. To regulate, by all legal means cotton supp'y and cot ton financing. 4th. To faclitate, en large. extend any sysbemat ze cotton marketing, using every available means to secure broader and more ex tensive market!, and to limit produc Mon to dpunand at remuneratl ve prices. 6th. To reduce to a minima n all ex ponses of handling and transporting ottoo and Its products, from the time it leaves the field until it reaches the consumer. 6th. To promote, stimu ate and seek more varied uses for ra « and manufactured cotton. Ith. To en courage, aid and secure building and operatiou of c /tton and otber manu factories, thr< ughout the cotton grow iug states and territories. 8th. To bring together and in co operation all the various c >ttou Interest* oiiwu manufactories and ageno’es, with a view tnsuob qsgti'atlons. as will pro tect, stimulate ani promote all. <Hb. To use all agencies and means which will Improve, perfect, enlarge and In crease all southern ports and the bust ness dons at eic'i. lOtb. To bring 'before tbe proper authorities and use all legal means to secure establish moot of diets la commodious and available southern harbors for ship building, ship repairs and naval sta lions, ilth. To urge, encourage and advance any all measures, which will bring about commercial treaties be tween tbe United States, Obina, Japan and tbe entire eastern world, whereby American commerce Is extended and hew fields are opened to tbe pr iduc- lions of the cotton growing states and territories. 12th. To further all measures and evjlve plan! to turn to tbe United States Gentr<l and South American trade and for extending tbe use of the products of the cotton growing ftates and territories as well as those of the entire union to tbe people of those countries.- Hth. To formulate a policy, prepare plans and get ready for the great opportunities which will come to the oottoo grow ing states and territories with the opening of the Isthmian canal. 14th. To effectuate and make oporatl ve clos er business relations between cotton manufacturers and oottou producers, and dealers in manufactured cotton, whereby neither shall have tbelr bus iness interest! jeopardized by sudden and unreasomble depression in prices or by unnatuial and entirely specula tive advances n value of raw material. Neither of wt icb are baaed on supply and demand. 15th. To mature plans and methods f or securing accurate sta tistic! from ginneries, private and public, from cotton, manufsotoiers so as to furnish correct information as to /ball I by-law i i, in oonditu erri- fix the plans and proposed legislation, to such law-making bodies, as, from Urns to time, becomes necessary, without ref* erenoe to parties or party policy. Should any offleer of this —oolatlon publicly announce himself as a candi date for any national,jtfat* or county office, such announcement shall im mediately vacate bis position as an of ficer, and no parson offering for, or holding any of the shove named po- m far jltioal offices, shall not be elUglblt to any position in this association. Section four says the posters of this organ Ixstlon shall be distributed as follow?: first, tbare shall be, in each cotton growing state and terrltorv, a central organization. All of said or ganizations to be composed of repre sentatives, chosen in taoh cotton growing county or parish, there being nbt less than one representative from each of said counties or parishes, had as many more, not exceeding three from each, as any of said states or territories may determine for Itself. All of said organizations, however, be ing subordinate to the Southern Cot ton association. Second. Tbere-nball be in each cotton county or parish sach cotton growing state or terrl tory, an organizitloo to be Ynowi as tbe county or parish organization and wblol shall bear the name of the coun ty, or parish in which organized. It shall !>e composed of not less than two representatives, from each civil sub division of same, or of such, other □umber, not exceeding five, as may be determined in each of said oou ities or parishes. All said organizations, however, shall be subordinate ,to said state or territorial organ!i ttlon and to tbe Southern Oottoo association Third. There shall be In each cctton ton growing civil sub-division of each cotton growing county or parlst, In each cotton growing state or terrltorv a sub organization, to be known by the name or number of each of tbe civil sub division, in which organized. All said sub-organlzitiona, however, shall be subordinate to said county or par ish, said organizations, and to tbe Southern Cotton assoc'ation. Section five provides that there shall be one sup-eme organization known as the Soutberd Cottoh associ-" atlon. It shall meet annually on tbe third Tuesday lu January, and at suob place as it shall determloa. It shall have power to adj iurn Its meeting or meetings to any date It electa. It may be cal!sd in extra session by its presi dent or by its execu'ive committee, In absence of tbe president, whan deem d advisable. Section six says each and ah of said organisations above 7 named shall have constitu tions, which shall be uniform aud sub ordinals, to this. Such constitutions shaU be tbe onei prepared and adopt ed by tbe executive committee of tbe S uthem Interstate Cotton conven tion, named by its resolutions adopt ed at N w J. leans, state of Louis iana. on tha 26'zh day of January A D 19.5. Sec ton sevdn says the Southern Cotton Association shall be composed of representatives from tbe following named states and territories on the following bull, to-wit: 0) The state f A’abami, 3. , ( ) Toe state of Ar kantas, 2. (<) Tbe state of OTuridSf 1. (*)Tae ttateof Getrgla, 3. (e) The sta a of Louisiana^, (f) Tne state of Mississippi, 3. (w) The state of Missouii. I. (b) The state of North Carolina- 2. (i) State of South Caro lina, 2. (j). State of Tennessee, 1. (k) tut of them by all gfnoen in these? teal cotton growing states sad terri tories. fifth. It shall also prepare and MMaat tn tha legislatures of said stays and terltorlea, through tbs propsr committees of aama, from Urns to Urns, such bills as will put late forge and operation adequate constitu tional iagtalaUon In furtherance of tbe general purposes of this association, s procuring, through state legislation, syatematlo plans and methods of gathering statisttos for information of the membership of this association and tbs general pub 113 een be properly done. Sixth. It ■hall have power to originate, change, amend and annuli any of It# by-laws, manufactured cotton. -Third, to adopt sympathy and earnest co-operation #ttto Jtv - ~ Srotion fourteen toys the organiza tion shall adopt plana, measures, end ways the effecting tbe folk) wing purposes, to wl|: F.nt, tbe bnUdtng and establishment of cotton manufac tories, no matter what- kind, in the cotton growing states and territories. Second, the oo operation of all cotton manufactories, no matter where lo cated, to bring about closer relations and direct business dealings between them and the producers of cotton, so as to prevent ruinous fluctuations In tbe cotton markets; and to sroure cheaper transportation of raw and annual consumption, from farmers, so as to know general acreage, devoted, from year to year, to any »p c flo ag ricultural piciuct in the cotton grow ing states and territories; and for se curing such other statistics as may be of value to the general purposes of this organization. 16th. To prepare and furnish to each glnner, under sanctiou of law, a uniform system of gin books, for use by all gins, private and public, as will get accurate infor mation from all sue i gins, of cotton giuned, from month to month, during ginning season, with actual weight of each bale, so that such weights may be aggregated, divided by five bun dred, and the number of bales given by states and counties and territories, on the fixed basis of five hundred pounds each. 17th. To use every proper effort to secure adequate con stltuUonal legislation to put Into fore. and effect, where necessary, the meth ods and plans adopted by this organ ization. - - *■ u Section two says no power given and no duty provided lu article one shall be so exercised or performed, as to be violative of tbe constitution of the United States, for any c jtton growing state, or the laws of the United States, or an? of said states and ter ritories. Section three provide! that the organisation and all of its asso ciates, under its system of state and county and sub-civil division organlz v- Mona, ara.and ahall be non-political. They shall not oo operate with any political party, nor. in any manner use thair organlzztjons, or membership to aid any political machinery, pplicy l .or j > ^ . combine, but aha 1 exercise and ptfr-j ganixatloos, provided It may adopt form all powers and duties herein pro- " * ‘ * ▼Ided as a non-partisan agricultural ani commercial organisation, design ed alone to further the purposes ro- cited in article 1 of this constitution by and through Its system of organ it* aitoM, strictly In aocordacce with law, mi by anggiwtioo, presentation of TT" - The state of Texas, 5 (1) The sAte of Virginia, 1 (m) The state of Ken tucky, 1 (n) Oklahoma, 1. J ) The Indian Territory, 1. Said -represen tatives shall be elected for the first time by the respective state and ter ritorlal organizations named In sec tlon 4, at the meeting of same to be held on the 21st of February, A. D. 1905. Said state and territorial or ganizations to meet for tbe first time and at any otber times at suob places as may be named in tbe oonstitu tlon of each, or at suob places as they respectively fix under the powers given esc i In its constitution. Said state and territorial organs?vtlons shall annually, as provided in their constitution, elect tbelr respective representatives in said Southern Cot too association. Seetjon eight provides that said Southern C ittou Association shill at Its annual meeting elect the following otilc< rs, to wit: A president, n vice pres dent, a secretary, a treamrer, and sucb otber officers as It deems nece isary and proper for the discharge of business, who shall hold offiie for one year, or until their successors are elected and qualify. \ Section nine says the said Southern Cotton Association may, from time to Mme, change the representation of any of said states or territoriw, pro vided each shall always have one rep resentative. No change of bails, of representation, shall be made except on aggregate production in each state or territory. Section ten says realizing that sea sons must always be oonsldeied in figuring acreage and produotioc from any given acreage, under favorable weather conditions, may produce a large crop, and a large acreage, un der unfavorable weather ooudilions, may yield a small orop, power is ex presily oonfered on the Southern Cot ton Association to formulate plans and accumulate capital, so as to con trol aud take care of any annual aur plus, and prevent violent, sudden and unreasonable fluctuations, and so as to regulate the marketing of such sur plus to secure remunerative prices Sect on eleven prescribes the powers of the Southern Qotton Association, which shall be as follows: ~ First. They , shall cover and em brace each and every matter, special ly named, In Article 1 of this consti tutlon vested In tots association to adopt measure!, regulations, plans and proceedings, necessary to com pass the said purposes, such plans, regulations and measures to be so adapted as not to bo violative of state, territorial or fedarallaws. Second. It shall have power to raise re venae. Third. It shall have power to re vise, regulate, direct and formulate plans for the state or territorial or- 7tb. It shall have all powers incl dental to and necessary for putting in force and giving effect to the various purpose! of Its organisation. Eighth. It shall fix by by-law or otherwise tbe vail >us bonds to be given by Its varl ous officers, and to add to or change their duties from time to time aa ex perience shall suggest or make neoe * sary. Ninth. It shall determine, by or otber muane or order, the dition of all offlulal bonds. It shall pay of its own members. Tenth. It shall ba tbe Judges of the quallflcallins of Its own tnembei?. Eleventh. x It she!! name the various committees, standing and others, and pre criba theduMei. of each. Twelfth. It shall determltK: and fix its own rules of prooeedurn, and shall adopt sucb parliamentary rules as it deems necessary for despatch of business. Thirteenth. It shall appoint at its first and each subsequent annual maetlug a committee on rules, which committee aball report a system of rules at earliest p. sslble date. Fa Uentb. It shell have power to 1 the number of Its members necessary to constitute a quorum, providsd such number abal not be leas tbai ten. Fifteenth. With the concur r >noe of two-tbirds of its memb rs t -esent and voting It may expel a iv r embjr for disorderly conduct, lu- temperance or contumacious abseLce from its meetings; provided, alckne a, public duties or good oauce shall be accepted as sufficient explanation, for from any meettg. Sixteenth. When, any vacancy occurs such va cancy ahall be certified by the presi dent to the president of tbe state or ganlzulon, who shall at once fill said vacancy by an appointment which shall hold good until the state or ganizitlon shall meet and fill such vacanoy. Seventeenth. It shall keep a minute book or hooka, In which all of Its pioaedlnga, at any meetieg, shall be entered by Us secretary or bis deputy, such minutes to be ap proved by it Eighteenth. I s ahall provide all stationery, when in ses sion, for use of its various officers Nineteenth. All appropriations of money shall be mtde under some or der. by-law, or resolution adapted by it, and not otherwise. Twentieth. It ahall have full and general control over every Interest of this orgar iz v tlon, and shall make and adopt such rules, regulations and measureless JL finds advisable In tbe furtherance and attainment of tbe purposes of this or ganization. Section twelve savz the means such plans and measures as will con tribute to pore stable values, and as will bring the loom and tbe cotton producer into full understanding. The remaining section! of tbe con st! utlon speak only of tbe Coffloers and their duties. ITHI OXIGIffAL BEIGE boiTT purposes of Ibis or ba raised bjL/Uw necessary for the ganlzztion, aball same, as follows: 1st. One fourth of all dues and other ...funds, no matter from what source, collected by aud through tbe sub-organizations, in each cotton growing county or parish, or by any of the offloers of aame, or by any of Its committees, aball ba paid Into tbs treasury of this aszoolatlon. 2d. All sums collected by an? coun ty organ's ition, in any state or terri tory, and all sums collected by any parish organization, in any state or territory no patter from what source, shall be diviaed in half, 4be of which halves aball ba retained by said ooun ty organization for its own uses, and tbe other shall be sent at once to the treasurer of tbe state organization. Upon receipt of it tbe treasurer of said state organlzttion shall, at once, remit one-half of tbe sum so received to the treasurer of this ass elation, said state organization retaining the remaining half for its own uses and purposes. * 3d. Each state or territorial or ganization slfSlf turn over to tbe treasurer of thh organization, one half of all other si ms of money, which it may collect, tt rough its organ!za tlon, officers, or committees, of which may be donated o it by any person or corporation, m matter from wist source derived. = 4tb. This association shall, by its committees ocr'&r-ite officers, raise revenue from any and stt sources it may elect, and by whatever plans It may adopt,- whether by donation, subscription, or contribution. 6th. Said organizations, in the various counties, or parishes afe ure- aid, or In tbe said civil sub divisions of same, ahall never be eked for did!, ir assessment, beyond tbe maximum urns fixed in their respeoective cjn- tltutlons. Section thirteen declares that as be purooses set forth In Article of his constitution extend to and eflect ■very Interest in all of the ootton growing states and territories, as veil as tend to the general welfare and wellbeing of every indurstry and busi- new Interest in each; and as some of HE CONFESSED. McCue Cleared Up the Mystery ot His Wife’s Death BEFORE BEING HUNG. Pwee tha Home t>f iteprekentatiTea by a I/arge Majority. In the: home Tuesdty night the original Brice bill, which ban been killed in the senate, passed. In the house It was IntDduc-id by represen tative Toole and there was a debited over an hour on the merits of the bill. On the motion to strike out tbe enacting words tbe vote stood as fol lows: Yeaa—Banks, Boyd, Brantley. Cllf . ton Culler. DeaChamps, Dear, Dukes, Elwards,.Eating, E J. E heredge. Ford, Gaston, Cause, G’over Graham, Gray, Green, D.jL. Gyles. Harley, D. O. Herbert, Hfcgtns, Hutto, Irbr, Ktrven, Laney, Lawson, Little, Lo max, Lyon, Pitt,nan, Turner —31. Nays—Ardrey, ArnoM, Ashley, Bv ker, , Baas, Bearnguard, Bradham, Brant. "‘Brice, B'owning. Bruce, ,Cl"y, Cothran, Davjs, DaVorr, Ewhart, L B. Etheredge, Foster, Fraser, Frost, Gib-on, J P., Gibson, S. J., Green, M. McD. Hall, Harrellson,- Haskell, Hemphill, Heyward\ Keensn, Ker- ah>wr•McColtrM- Fad^ea. McMasterr Massey, Miller, Morgafiy Morrison, Moses, Nance. Nash, Nicholson, Oils, Patteraon, Poston, Prince, Pyatt, Rawllnsm, Reeves, Riley, Sanders, Saye, Hellers, Sheldon, Sinkler, Spl vey, Stoll, Stoll, Strong, Taywi. ToOle, Tribble, Verner, M. W. Wal ker, J. M. Walker, Whaley, Wimber ly, Yelldell—68. Pairs: J E Herbert and Richards, Lester amF Hamel. Out of tbe 31 votes for the tax five were from Orangeburg, three from Lexington. Tbe others were scatter ed. Mr. Frazer’s amendment was adopted from among tbe many pre pared on that line. It reads as fol lows: Provided, that a county that has no dispensary shall not hereafter receive kny pyt of th* surplus ^iJOny p^^beneted thatjt itould he may remain of the dispensary, sebootj^^ 7 ,^*^^ Y ^t tea . fund, 4fte r the deficiencies in the vaflbusisjunry schoo' funcs have been made up as provided f'y law - - „ ^ All otber ameulme ts were kil!ed by large votes. Mr. Sinkler lu favor of including a vote for blgu IfBMHfcr He wanted- c -trotfes to bav the right to sell liquor *; by license. Lost. Mr. Gaston moved to continue tbe bill, and on tbls another yea and nay vote was ordered. Tne bill since tbe last vote was taken, bad been amend ed so as to deprive counties without dispensaries from any part ot the sur plus from tbe dispensary scbcol fund. Tbe original bill ot Hr. Toole made no mention of sebod money, but slm ply repealed tbe prov siou Imposing a tax on counties voting out tbe dispen sary. Tbe motion to continue tbe bill was lost on a vea and nay vote of 68 to 33. Tbe bill was then g.ven Its second reading with the Frailer amendment as t) tbe school fund. The Uafortnate Mae Declined to Make ■4 ' J • 'I • - a Final SUtemeat, Bet He Left a Ceafessiea With Hii Spiritaal Advisers. He Met Death Without a Tremor. At Charlottesville, Vs., without a tremor J. Samuel McCue met death ou tbe scaffold at 7.36 o'clock Friday morning for wife murder. Hardly bad his atrugglw ceased when bis confession was given out by bis three spiritual advisers. Revs. G. L Petrie, H. B Lte acd John B. Thompson. MoCue listened oalmly to tbe deatb warrant, and when Sergeant R gars asked: “Do you think that if 1 gave you my arm you would be able to walk to tbs scs fluidF’ be replied calm- Ij: 'fl can walk without your aid." Oj tbe way be Humbled once or twice and tbe < ffloen proffered assis tance. It was not needed, however. There was no weakness. MoCue bad merely slippec on tbe frozen snow. Watched by a silent crowd of perhaps 30 people, McCue mounted tbe scat fold. By this time the sunlight was strearning aeroal the house tops around him. Not a muscle of bis face roofed Regers and tv o guard* ascended tbe set.Hold with him. The prisoner was placed over tt e trap, hi* arms were pinioned and bte ankles strapped. Tbe black gown wt! folded around him and the noose a^ju ;ted. "" -' All this while McCue stood without moving. The hope that be might make , aome s’atement before he died finally passed away. Tbe cowl dropped over bis head, and be had seen bit laat of the world. Not a word bad be ut tered. Before he placed the rope about oCue'a neck Sergeant R ger* put his over the condemned man's should ers and whispered something to him. Wben^verything was ready Mr. Reg spok« to McCue, asking him if he bad any atatement to make. “None at alV’ was bis answer. Tbe trap was spruhg and 19 minutes after ward MoCue was prom uoced dead of strangulation. His neck was not brok en. In order to thwart thq curiosity of tbe morbidly inclined, tbe sheriff kept secret tbe time of tbe execuUon. ^ his family, consisting of his wlf ts purposes extend to Interest beyond «lx children,* lived in a log house on tbe reservation of tbe Okeetee ^ club. Sunday night Door and hii any of said states or territories; w ^ e their six children at borne such plans, regulations and measures aa aaid elate or territorial organiza tions may have already put iuto opera tion. Fourth. It shall have the power to have prepared a uniform sVt of ginning books and request tha de partment of agriculture at Washing ton to adopt the nine and require the said states and territories, therefore, a^sh and every ocmmerolal organ! za engaged in growing, manufacturing or handling ootton, and each and every banker, tha southern press, marebant, glnner, oompreaamaQ. warehouseman, oil mill man, land- owner, landlord, teaober, profesiioaal man, capitalist, ootton exporter and railroad company are urged to co oper ate with this organ'z ition in effect ing its purposes; also tha entire south ern press, ootton exchanges, boards of trade, commercial exchanges, as well as state, county and town or city or- gan zitlons, no matter where situat ed or loqated v .lD said ootton growing steles aud territories, are urged to oo operate with this organ It ition and ite subordinate organ* stolons to the attainment of Us purposes, which tend to ths good of alL This organize Moo, and its officers shall adopt and euggeet as well afe bring into opera tlon all available and proper means to bring all of said organisetiona, per iod corporations into hearty Shot to DeAtb. A Spartanburg dispatch says Polk Oiom shot and tiled Houston H Hembree Thursday afternoon near Holly Springs. OJom was arrested at his borne Thursday Jiud lodged iu tbe county jail. From what was gather ed at tbe coroner’s luquest it appears th»t tbe "wife of Tnos. Hembree, s >n of-the deceased, left home, and Thom- as and a brother and tbe father were out In quest of the 'voman. Some of tb e party had shotgq^s** They called at Oiom’s house, he being & neighbor. Houston Hembree irquiredif tbe wo- mnn was there and received a nega tive answer, lie started, away and a fe’v minutes afterwards Odom fired, tin bullet of his rlffe penetrating tbe right thigh of liouston Hembree, severing the femoral artery. Hem bree walked & short distance ani fell dead. After tbe firing on bis father one of the Hembree boys and Odom exchanged four shots each with :ut re sults. Deceased was fifty years old, and leaves a wife and ten children. Odom is a young man. „ Burned to Death. Six colored children were burned to death In a cabin on the property of the Okeetee club, about 30 miles from Savannab, on Sunday nlgbt. This Is tbe story told by a lady who came from the scene, “il :hard D or and hoi close upon noon. Yet as early as 6 a. m., a well advised few were n the dlrecMon of the jail. An oas^ed and by this Mme the few whe were to be: Ho wed to enter were stand ing witbiu tbe " prison enclosure, uddllug around e stove. * After the exicution one of McCue’s spfTHuaj advisers said: • "Mr. McCue left this world with feeling of b Iterates toward no hu man being in it. His heart was won derfully softened. He was earnest and tender. Friday morning in our presence be offered to d3l£a fervent ptayer for b's family—for his broth ers and tbelr wives, for blsaister, for his uncles and aunts and laatiy and most fervently of all for bis children He if yi ARE LOOKING FOR YOUR ORDERS COLUMBIA LUMBER & MfC CO COLUMBIA 5 C The Guinard Brick Works,’ COLrUMBIA., ©. C. 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Blinding Snow Storm, Which Ksged For Twen*y-fbur Hoar* was Clance^of Wreck (A dispatch from Halifax, N. S , sajs that during a rpging gale, and blinding snow ttorm, which swept the Nova See la coast for about twenty-four turn's, tbe coean stoamtr Damara, of tbe IFarn^s* Ha*, ran in the rocks at Mu^quodt bolt, thirty miles east of Halifax, early Tuesday, and is believed to have fc undeied witb tbe loss of many lives. The first offleer of the ship, with eighteen of the crew, escaped Id one of the life boats and landed at Pleas ant Pointy after a tcrriffic struggle with wind and sea. \ Captain Gent, master of the Da mars, four passengers and the rest of the steamer’s crew left the voaei in another llfe b at. They have not been beardof since, aud It is feared that they havlFperiithed The (ecu pants of tbe boat which reached shore were utterly exbaustod a; d ma^v of them were badly Lost bit’en. T iey bad a harrowir g experience, battllr g in the darkness for hours in tbe open boat against tempestuous seas- on a treacherous coaat, with the thermeter j a q>mrt<-r of a century, and ten degress b low zero and an Are.ie 1 onyina 1 LngMd pen«-r'in* zard I hey labdid du ing the day at • hr. Hathaway. WHO-SE KNOW! EDGE IS FREE TO THE SICK, Dr. J. N >wJon Hathaway, of Al lan a, (lie t: (n»t H|HH i ilist in the tn-aiment of dtu-a» s of w«*n wa: t* to lu-ar from every in -n who r*-.uis thi* imonnt omeDt, who ia af- fti'-ted w ith any priv. te diaemie, and let him i- plain to them his n w aygt->m of curing this clas.- u! U.seiH,', whi, h (- ins in half the time required by the old method. Dr. Ha haway ha, b eti Uatiug disease* of men for more than he ia continually _ _ Mew methods by _4 wl ich he • an ctfre the atilictcd. Hehaa cured on ttwre rotre time affcl reached tbe tele harbor and went a short distance to visit some of their neighbors. During their absence tbe children went,to sleep t leaving a big fire in tbe fire place. It-is presumed that a live coal relied from the fireplace on to the floor, setting tbe house on fire, burn ingto death Jive of the children. Tae s'xth child, a girl 15 yean of age, es caped through tbe door, wbiob was tbe only exit to the cabin, but her burna and injuries were of such a se rious character that abe, too, died tbe following day." He W*a Fooled. Colonel “Bill" Sterrett, of. Texas, watched the Serate getting ready, for the trial of Judge Swayna. Later some one asked him what he thought of it * “Why, with all that solemni ty," he said, “I expected, to see Swayna brought in, loaded with chains. We never get so serious aa that In Texas unless a Dad ing cl Mien la about to bahaDfed." He called them invoked the blessing of Almighty God upon them all." Immediately after tbe execuMon MeCue’s three spiritual advteen gave out tbe following signed statement: “J. Samuel McCue stated Friday morning in our presence and requested us to make public that be did not wish to leave tbls world witb suspicion resting on any bunan being otber than himself; that be a one was re sponsible for tha deed, Impelled to It by an evil power beyond bis control, and that be recognized bis sentence as just!” J. Samuel MoCue was 46 years old, and twice had been mayor of the city Tjf Cbarlotfcerrille. The tragedy for which be pa d tbe penalty created m ire Interest than any other crime that has occu red in tbe Stateto tbe past quarter cf a century. -Oa Sunday night, Sept. 4, McCue, accompanied bis wife to church, and they returned home about 9 15 o’clock. Within 16 minutes after they bad repaired to their room to retire for the night tbe city was arousod bv messages announc ing the murdt r of Mrs. MoCue, and friends, physl Ians and offioen hurried to ibe McCue borne. Mrs. MoCue win found dead In tbe bathroom and Ml • Cue was lying on tbe flxir with an abrasion on bis cheek and feigning unconsciousness. He later asserted that tbe attack bad been made by an unknown whi-e man who had cl mbed through a wi idow. Mrs. McCue had been dealt a b ow that broke her n se aud ber left e ir bad been almost sev- rted by a aefond blow. Dea'h was caused by a g> m>Lot wound just above the heart. F oCue never was able to ix plain tbe presence in the bathroom of a small piece of oottou undershirt which fitted exactly a torn place in tbe shirt which he had on when the offiosra arrived. Two women figured in the reports that circu lated as to the cause of the mur der, and a letter filled with en dearlng language sent him by one Of bis women clients was produced at the trial. MoCue bad quarreled witb hla wife a number of times She was 40 years old >nd tbe mother of four children. The coroner’s Jury held Me Cue for the murder three days after It occurred, and he baa lalnce been confined in tbs Jail, vehemently pro testing hit Innocence. His trial was concluded November 6, and he was convicted, ths Jury being out only 28 minutes *~ I atu-iil*. *i atti-rej nil over tins country, whom hi- has never neon, w hose <liM-a.se» he was able Vmiro by s system which -lie has for curing the atllirted at a distance, mi l if you are suf- to your sex, runic or lingering nature, such ns • Stricture.- Varicocele, ^ierv- olis Dp iljty. Loss of Manhood. Blood Poison Syj.fiinsv Kidney mid B1 dd.-r i'limplain’s, JltH-i'.mntism, Difea&es of th--Heart, Stomach mid Diver, etc., you shout + immediately write this itreat specialist, mid let him explain to y u just what is the nature of vour trouble and just what tq do for relief. - lie will coun sel nudadvise you for nothing—advice that is hased on 2o years uf actual experience. 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You take no risk whitever in dealing with him —you can always feel assured of a "‘square deal.'* Yon cannot expect to go through life afflict: cd with a disease tha' you know wilt eventual- I- h-ad you toa pos-shle deatii, so writer Dr. tlalhpway a letter right now. telling him just how you suffer, mid he will immediately send you his opinion of yniir case, accompanied by a valuable book on your disease, all of whidn is absolute y free. Have no hesitancy in writing him. The perm tqent address is ~ :— J. NEWTON HATHAWAY, M. D- 88 Inman Bldg., Atlanta, Ga. liMpatf from Train. _ A dispatch from Lacoaster sajs a male passenger on Tbundajr morn ing's down train, for some unexplain sd reason, Jumped tff tbs train a abort distance this side of Camden, falling In a heap on the ground. Tbe eon* duotor went back to flee him, bat tbe man stated that ba was not hurt. in tbe evening, whence they wired tbe | iSny othe^dweA^'T ad.i'mi fir*', news of. the disaster to the agents of tbe Furnehs line to Halifax to which point the Damara was bound. Tbe survivors say—te&t tbe steamer struck about 2 o’clock .Tue*day morn ing when the bl zzird was so thick that it eras impossible to see a ship's length ahead on what proved to be Musquodobolt ledge, five milts from the mainland. An Immense hole,, through which the eaa poured in torrents-, wa* smashed In the bow of Mie steamer. Tbe shock of tbe Impact awakened every one on board, and bugs break ers swept the veasel fore and aft Life boats immediately were ordered oyer Che slde^. and all bands left the ■hip. Ibis believed that the steamer must have foundered quickly ani snail hope is entertained by tbe survivors of tbe wreck that tbe captain and other re.‘upants of tbe missing Hfe boat could have successfully withstood tbe extreme rigor of the weather pre vailing on this c tast for mai.y hours which have passed. The wind Tuesday nlgbt wu eff shore and If'Che missing boat has not already swamped It has been driven seaward many miles and is now probably adrift on the Atlantic In the worst w-ether th a season: The chief officer of the Damara re ported that the ateamer struck some ubj *ct about five miles dtr- shore .early Tuesday and at cnce sprang a leak and b?gan to settle. A blinding snow storm was raging at tbe time. When tbe life boat drew away the steamer was deep In tbe water. Captain Gerst and the others who were in tbe sec ond boat stood by tbe steamer and nothing has been beard of them since. Tbe Damara left St. John, N. F., last Saturday witb 900 tons of cargo. Tbe weather was stormy along the coast acd a heavy sea was running all Tuesday. Tugs left Wednesday nlgbt to search for the missing life boat. A Pair of Fool*, ~-~- A dispatch from Dresden, Tenn., •ays young Willie MoCaieb, 15 year« old, and his former teacher, who is new his bride, Abougb she is 30 years old, must go into exile u a result of tbeir elopement. Tbe indignant father of the lad has made this the oondlMoH.upoR whloh he will refrain from beginning proceedings against tbe woman on a charge of kidnaping his son. So the happy couple will take to Arkansas next ^eek. Despite the sentence, neltheri shows the slightest regret. The bride says she would be happy In a desert, vritb her youthful lover, while Willle'adoringly declares ba would follow the woman to tbe end of the earth. Hake Home Happy. flooj Mnk WW Da TUi. m You want a awoet-tanod Piano, or you may prefer a. flue*Organ. We . represent the Htandnrd Mak>-r«. Onr prices and terms will appeal to you. 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Orders were Issued Tuesday at the navy departmeno asslgolng Midship man Isaac W. Hiyne to the Battle ship Kearsage, rtagship of tbe North Atlantic fleet, aud Midshipman H. F Glover to the l«ttlesbip Kentucky. Midshipmen Hayne and G over we appointed to the naval academy fr< South Carolina in June, 1901,- apd graduated on Ja >. 3o last, when they received diplonu from President Roosevelt. They will sail on Febtti- ary 22 from Baltimore to Jolu^helr respective ships, which are In the Carribean to participate in tbe win ter manoeuvres. Buth assignments are very desirable u the Kearsage and Kentucky are first class battle ships and on tbe hjma utlon. ky. to<r